Newsham Touchstone – Tees Sculpture Trail #6 (Newsham Grange Farm, Russ Coleman, 2021)
Sculpture
Samuel Sadler (Middlesbrough, Édouard Lantéri, 1913)
Giant Steps: The Life of Genevieve Glatt
Artist, weaver, and creator of Middlesbrough’s beloved Teessaurus Park
By Daniel Cochran, with help and input from the Glatt Family
Genevieve Glatt (known to her family and friends as Geni) is an artist who worked in textiles, including weaving and crochet. However, she is best known in one small corner of the world – that of Teesside – for designing a series of sculptures in Middlesbrough’s industrial heart: Teessaurus Park (photo courtesy of the Glatt family).
Continue readingGorilla (Middlesbrough, Peter Mountain, 1987)
Crossing Points – Tees Sculpture Trail #4 (Hurworth/Croft, Andrew McKeown, 2021)
Musical Dragonfly – Tees Sculpture Trail #3 (Darlington, Steve Tomlinson, 2021)
L34 (Hartlepool and Seaton Carew, Bethany Hunton, 2020)
Middlesbrough’s Hidden Art
It’s hard to miss Temenos or the Bottle of Notes, but Middlesbrough is also home to many less prominent artworks. Let’s take a meandering walk through the town and learn about some pieces you may have missed. If you fancy doing this as a walk, there’s a downloadable map at the end of the article.
Continue readingCanopy (Middlesbrough, Martin Donlin, 1997)
YMCA Sculpture (Stockton-On-Tees, Artist & Date Unknown)
North East Statues 